What color is #401933?

#401933 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #401933?

The RGB value is 64, 25, 51: 64 red, 25 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #401933?

The complementary color is #194026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #401933?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#401933 color

#401933 rgb(64, 25, 51)

Shades of purple

The hex color #401933 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 9.8% green and 20% blue (64, 25, 51).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 44% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 20% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#401933 color codes

HEX	`#401933`
RGB	`rgb(64, 25, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 9.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 44%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 61%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 20%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.62, 22.78, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.62, 24.22, 340.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.06, 2.025, 3.361)`
Decimal	`4200755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #401933, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #401933	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#401933 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #401933 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #401933; }
.text { color: #401933; }
.border { border: 2px solid #401933; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 25 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #401933, #401920); }

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Questions

What color is #401933?: #401933 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #401933?: The RGB value is 64, 25, 51: 64 red, 25 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #401933?: The complementary color is #194026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #401933?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.